The county test is divided into three sessions, namely, scripture, policy, and law, which are divided into three days. (This book is reproduced from the Pick-up Literature Network)

Among them, "Jingyi" mainly examines candidates' familiarity with the Four Books and Five Classics, mainly by memorizing and dictating; "Arguments" is the examiner's question, which allows candidates to answer questions with the content of the Four Books and Five Classics, and examines the candidates' ability to apply Confucian theories. "Rhythm" is to let the candidates use propositions as endowments, requiring them to abide by the sound of the haifu versus the sound of the law, and examining the candidates' literary talents.

When it comes to the state examination, it will still add miscellaneous studies and coping, and the palace examination will add poetry and songs. But at this time, these are not things that Xiao Mo can worry about.

When the county test began, the gate of the examination room was closed, and for three days, the candidates could only eat, drink, and sleep in their own positions, and there were tents about four feet long and wide around the positions to prevent the candidates from communicating with each other, and they were not allowed to go out.

For all the candidates who participated in the imperial examination, this county examination was not only a test of their knowledge, but also a more severe test in terms of perseverance and will.

After the test paper was lowered, Xiao Mo skimmed through the questions of the exam, and after thinking for a while, he began to write.

Considering the personal preference of the chief examiner Zhu Ruide, in this county test, Xiao Mo did not use his unformed "Xiao style", but wrote carefully in the most basic small letters. And whether it is the scriptures or the arguments, Xiao Mo did not wave freely as usual, but all copied the knowledge on the four books and five classics in the answers, trying to show the solidity of his knowledge, and only wrote some opinions in some small places that he thought of in combination with the insights of later generations, but they were all views that were acceptable to readers in this era.

Xiao Mo was still very confident in this county exam, in his opinion, even without the help of Songshan Academy, just by his years of hard study, it was more than enough to get a talent and fame.

It's just that although Deng Shangquan and Xiao Shenyan have been extremely well prepared, Xiao Mo has been rough about the Four Books and Five Classics over the years, and under the meticulous and almost doting of Liu and Xiao Shenyan, he seems to have gradually lost the perseverance and will of his previous life.

At the beginning, Xiao Mo was extremely normal when taking the exam, and the questions in the county exam were not difficult, and his expression was quite relaxed when he answered.

But gradually, Xiao Mo finally realized that things were not so simple.

Because the candidates ate and drank in their own positions, after about an hour, many candidates began to go to the toilet one after another, and the smell of feces and urine began to gradually spread in the examination room.

Then, as time went on, because he was trapped in one place for a long time and couldn't move, Xiao Mo's legs began to gradually numb.

Coupled with the psychological pressure brought about by being alone for a long time, gradually, Xiao Mo's attention finally became difficult to concentrate.

When I looked up, I saw that although the candidates around me were all frowning and their faces were distressed, there were only three or four people who couldn't adapt to him, and most of the candidates were still concentrating on writing at this time.

It is useless to be a scholar, but at this moment, Xiao Mo finally has a trace of admiration for these scholars.

Shaking his head, Xiao Mo tried his best to stop thinking about the stench spreading in the air and the numbness in his lower body, and barely focused on answering, but his state was no longer as good as before.

Fortunately, the first day of the test was Jingyi, and what was examined was all memorization, otherwise, with Xiao Mo's current state, I am afraid that he would not be able to wield his true strength at all.

And the worst thing finally happened in the evening.

At that time, Xiao Mo was taking out the dry food prepared by Deng Shangquan for him and preparing to eat some, but suddenly, the candidate next to Xiao Mo seemed to kick his legs in order to stretch his body, but he kicked the toilet under his feet.

To make matters worse, the candidate may have gone to the toilet more often than usual during the day because he was too nervous.

Suddenly, a large amount of yellow material spread into Xiao Mo's space through the guò tent.

The dry food prepared by Deng Shangquan is refined beef jerky, which is mixed with some traditional Chinese medicine, which not only tastes good, but can also be used to refresh and calm the mind.

But at this moment, Xiao Mo looked at the dry food in his hand, but it was difficult to swallow.

The first day passed.

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In the early morning of the next day, under the sound of the gongs of the examiners, Xiao Mo, who had been unable to fall asleep for a long time, got up early, but he was still like yesterday, unable to concentrate and in a very poor state.

The smell of feces and urine around me is getting thicker and heavier, and my legs and feet are also soreness and numb because they haven't moved for a long time.

Xiao Shenyan had also said this before, but Xiao Mo habitually ignored it, after all, there were at least more than 100 things that Xiao Shenyan had explained before and after, and Xiao Mo couldn't take them all to heart.

On the contrary, Deng Shangquan, who has been preparing for Xiao Mo in everything these days, has not mentioned these things, thinking that these situations are also a test for him by Songshan Academy.

So once faced with this situation, Xiao Mo was a little at a loss.

This time, it was Lenzer who was tested.

"That's not going to work."

After writing for about half an hour, Xiao Mo suddenly put down his hand and thought to himself.

In this state, there is no need to check, Xiao Mo also knows that the Lenze he wrote is very inconsistent with the level on weekdays.

After frowning and thinking for a while, Xiao Mo slowly closed his eyes, trying to calm himself down, and his mind no longer imagined the terrible situation around him, but began to think about the qiē he had born since he crossed over.

The powerlessness of the Xiao family, Xiao Shenyan's ardent expectations for himself, the use of Songshan Academy for himself, and the growing desire for power these days......

Tong guò constantly puts pressure on himself to divert attention, a very cliché method, but it is very useful.

At this time, an invigilator passed by the inspection, but saw that among the candidates who were struggling to write, only Xiao Mo was sitting there with his eyes slightly closed, as if he had entered the old monk.

The examiner was curious, but he still walked over and knocked on Xiao Mo's table, signaling Xiao Mo to pay attention to the time.

Under the reminder of the inspector, Xiao Mo finally came back to his senses, opened his eyes, but his eyes were already calm, there was no previous anxiety and discomfort, he nodded slightly to thank the inspector, and then under the surprised eyes of the inspector, Xiao Mo casually crumpled the argument he had written before and threw it aside, and began to re-write.

From this moment on, Xiao Mo, who was in a calm mood and had nothing else in his mind, finally showed his true strength.

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When the qiē is over, it is already three days later.

The door of the examination room finally opened, and Xiao Mo and a group of candidates came out of the examination room together, but the image was quite wolf.

His hair was disheveled, his clothes were wrinkled, and he smelled like he had been trapped for several feet for three days, his legs and feet were numb, and he walked unsteadily, swaying, and seemed to be about to fall at any moment. And the mental loss in the past three days of the exam also made Xiao Mo's eyes quite sluggish.

Deng Shangquan, who had been waiting outside the examination room for a long time, saw Xiao Mo, and hurriedly took two steps to Xiao Mo's side, helping Xiao Mo to walk towards the carriage.

In the carriage, there has been a long time for ginseng soup to be prepared.

After drinking two sips of ginseng soup, Xiao Mo let out a sigh of relief, and his expression finally improved.

At this moment, Wang Jirui finally came out, and he seemed to be quite wolf, but he was much better than Xiao Mo, and in comparison, it made Xiao Mo feel a little more ashamed.

"Young master, how did you do in the exam?"

After seeing that Xiao Mo's state had finally recovered a little, Deng Shangquan asked.

"It's okay, the test questions are not difficult, and I finally waved it normally."

Xiao Mo leaned on the cushion in the carriage, his mind was drowsy and he just wanted to sleep, and said slowly.

Wang Jirui next to him also nodded with palpitations, he knew how difficult it would be to swing normally in that environment.

Deng Shangquan looked at Xiao Mo's weak body, his pale face, and couldn't help frowning: "Young Master, your body is so weak that you can't even withstand the three-day county test, if you want, I'll teach you a few sets of boxing techniques to strengthen your body after you go back, how about it?" ”

Xiao Mo reluctantly opened his eyes and asked, "Have you practiced martial arts?" ”

Deng Shangquan nodded and replied, "In Songshan Academy, in addition to learning how to serve the master, I also have to learn how to protect the master. ”

Xiao Mo nodded reluctantly, and said softly: "Okay, just do as you say, my body is indeed too bad." ”

After saying this, Xiao Mo could no longer resist the physical and mental distress and fell asleep.

Looking at Xiao Mo's appearance, Deng Shangquan seemed to sigh, first took out a quilt and covered Xiao Mo's body, and then came to the outside of the carriage, and under the whip, the carriage drove smoothly towards the inn where the three of them lived.

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